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Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5c742a5a50bdf70006d43280

Box it

Create a box around a line.

Start file

My dream is to be in a box

End file

###############################
# My dream was to be in a box #
###############################

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1c1,3
< My dream is to be in a box
---
> ###############################
> # My dream was to be in a box #
> ###############################

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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1886 active golfers, 7954 entries

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#1471 - stanley förster / @stnlyfrstr

09/23/2020 at 01:28PM

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#1475 - Arryue / @Arryue2

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#1476 - Daniel Latzer / @tournqat

11/19/2020 at 07:20AM

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#1478 - Denny Huang / @denny0223

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#1479 - fff / @fff51460170

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#1480 - Marcin Dostojewski / @MarcinekAGH

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#1481 - this is for vim golf / @Dis4VimGolf

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#1482 - pomélux / @pomelux

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#1484 - Holden Lewis / @lonnez90

03/09/2019 at 12:38AM

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#1485 - Jonathan C. Dietrich / @jcdietrich

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#1486 - etherflow / @etherfl0w

04/01/2019 at 03:15PM

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#1487 - HMSBoaty / @HMS_Boaty

04/09/2019 at 10:09PM

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#1488 - てんなし / @tnnsh1

04/22/2019 at 07:35AM

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#1489 - Manuel Filz / @f1l2

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#1490 - Michaël Lévesque-Dion / @mlevesquedion

04/25/2019 at 12:39AM

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#1491 - kenzie / @kenziefcc

05/10/2019 at 06:04PM

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#1492 - TheJoblessGuyTalks / @the_jgt

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#1493 - version 34.053a / @Age_of_machines

05/27/2019 at 01:44PM

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#1494 - kelaktaa / @kelaktaa

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#1495 - SnakyPoutz / @snakypoutz

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#1496 - Erik Mattfolk / @ErikMattfolk

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#1497 - Noel Evans / @noelevans

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#1498 - Joe Cabezas / @JoeCabezas

06/20/2019 at 06:47PM

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#1499 - David Needham / @davidmneedham

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#1500 - David / @davidrapsey

08/18/2019 at 07:56AM